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1. What does the surface of the earth most naturally appear to be?
2. What is the difference between an island and a continent? 3. What
proofs are there that the ocean is not bottomless? 4. What is the chief
characteristic of the waters of the ocean? 5. Why is the height of
places calculated from the level of the sea? 6. What is the extent of
each of the divisions of the ocean? 7. What is the prominent feature
of the surface of the land? 8. What is a Defile?—9. A Plateau? 10.
Whence is the name _Volcano_ derived? 11. What is the longest range of
mountains in the world? 12. At what height does the region of perpetual
snow commence—13. Why do geographers disagree concerning the length of
rivers? 14. For what is the river Amazon remarkable? 15. From whence
are the waters of springs and rivers? 16. How many classes of lakes
are there? 17. Describe the differences in the classes. 18. What
gives rise to the opinion that there are extensive sheets of water
underground? 19. How are mines formed? 20. What is remarkable of the
climate of America in comparison with that of the eastern continent—
21. For what is Europe distinguished? 22. Asia? 23. Africa? 24. To whom
do the West India Islands principally belong? 25. What are Political
divisions? 26. Name their distinguishing traits. 27. What religions are
professed by the inhabitants of the earth? 28. What are characteristic
features of the different races of men? 29. What do you understand by
_Savages_?—30. Barbarians?—31. Civilized nations?—32. Enlightened? 33.
What are the distinguishing features of North America? 34. By whom was
it inhabited before its discovery by Columbus? 35. For what are the
British and Russian Possessions valuable? 36. Describe Mexico? 37.
What are the productions of Guatimala? 38. From what causes are the
United States divided into groups or sections? 39. For what are the
New England States distinguished? 40. Why have Maine and New Hampshire
better advantages for commerce than Vermont? 41. What is said of the
oldest New England State? 42. What buildings in Boston are venerated as
being intimately connected with the history of the American Revolution?
43. What is said of the commercial advantages of Boston? 44. What is
said of Connecticut? 45. What is peculiar in the government of Rhode
Island? 46. What is the characteristic of the Middle States? 47. What
is the staple production? 48. What is said of the rank of New York
State? 49. Which is the most commercial city in the United States?
50. What is said of New Jersey? 51. Whence is the name Pennsylvania,
derived? 52. What is said of the agriculture of this State? 53. What
article is obtained for fuel? 54. What are the productions of Delaware?
55. What is said of the husbandry and productions of Maryland? 56.
What is the chief commercial city, and what are its exports? 57. What
is said of the District of Columbia? 58. What is said of the Western
States?—59. Of the soil, climate and agriculture of Ohio? 60. Of
what is the population composed and what is its character? 61. What
is the commercial capital of the Western States? 62. What is said of
Indiana?—63. Illinois?—64. Missouri?—65. Kentucky?—66. Tennessee? 67.
What are the staple productions of the Southern States? 68. For what is
Virginia distinguished? 69. What is said of North Carolina?—70. South
Carolina and its inhabitants? 71. How many varieties are there of the
staple of South Carolina? 72. What is said of New Orleans? 73. For what
are the mountains of South America valuable? 74. Which of the countries
are republics? 75. What is said of the Araucanian Indians? 76. For
what are the pampas of South America valuable? 77. In which part are
diamonds found? 78. What is said of the climate and productions of
the northern countries of Europe?—79. Of the central part?—80. Of the
southern part? 81. For what is France noted and honored? 82. What is
the face of the country and climate of England?—83. Of Scotland? 84. Of
Ireland?—85. to 87. What is said of the inhabitants of each? 88. What
is said of London?—89. Of Edinburgh? 90. What is the general character
of the soil and climate of Asia? 91. What is said of Arabia?—92. Of
Turkey?—93. Of Persia?—94. Of Hindostan?—95. Of India beyond the
Ganges?—96. Of China? 97. What is said of the soil of Africa?—98.
Of the inhabitants?—99. Of Egypt?—100. Of the Nile?—101. Of Sierra
Leone, and Liberia? 102. What are the soil and climate of the West
India Islands?—103. The productions? 104. Which has established an
independent government? 105. What groups of islands are called East
India Islands? 106. What are some of the peculiarities of these
islands? 107. What is said of New Holland? 108. Of Van Dieman’s Land?
109. Of New Britain and Ireland? 110. What is the character of the
people of the Ladrone and Navigator’s islands? 111. Of the Friendly,
the Society, and the Pelew islands? 112. What is said of the climate
and productions of the Polynesian islands?